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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, Kindergarten is mandatory in DC, so if your child hasn’t done it they likely will not send him to first, but definitely check with principal.

For those complaining about redshirting, the admins and policy makers changed Kindergarten 10-15 years ago. That much seated time and explicit instruction is not developmentally appropriate for 4 and young 5 year olds. We have a late September child and when we toured for K I thought we were in a thrid grade classroom. [b]I am an educator [/b]so i know what it should look like. If your child is advanced maybe... for those complaining about the age gap, it’s not the older kids, it’s the curriculum/approach.

www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/04/06/in-massachusetts-a-disturbing-trend-in-kindergarten/we[/quote]

Then homeschool if you don't like the rules.[/quote]

The “rules” are arbitrary. Different in MD, different in privates. If a kid is a few days on one side of the cutoff or another it’s no big deal for the class a whole, but it can make a huge difference for that child. And if a kid goes too early it can be disruptive. I know of a child whose parents “followed the rules” even though they knew their kid wasn’t ready for that much seated time and teacher talk. The result is the kid is super disruptive, doesn’t focus and needs the resources of specialists, not because he likely has a disability, but because he developmentally is t ready for what Kindergarten is now. IMO changing kindergarten isn’t “following the rules”.[/quote]

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